, 1887-07-02
TOW TALK.
Cosby Little Paragraphs Picked UP
Throughout the City.

The soldiers stationed at Fort Russell
and Camp Carlin will be paid to day.
Kelly II Shannon Yesterday sold to
Conductor Hines a block northeast OF the
capitol building for $3.50.
The Cheyenne Stars and the Seven
teenth infantry club will play a game of
ball at the fair grounds Sunday.
Sale OF seats for the Ed. Harrigan
show on the night of July 4 will begin at
Rhodes j. Troxell's this morning.
Bids for printing the premium list Of
the Wyoming Fair association will be
opened at the secretary's office to-day.
The new rooms of the Y. NJ. G. A.
will be formally dedicated July Is, on
which occasion appropriate services will
be held.
Cashier Parshall has rendered the board
Of trade the free use of a store room in
the Post block, pending arrangements to
secure other quarters.
A party consisting of several gentlemen
and a proportionate number of cigars and
revolvers visited the haunted house in the
East End last evening.
Messrs. Berg,sen. Cook and East will
leave for Denver Sunday TO participate in
the grand trap shooting tournament which
takes place in that city July 4.
There will be a shooting match at the
fair grounds this afternoon between mem
bers of the Cheyenne Gun club. Pigeons
and blackbirds will be used as targets.
The dey of Algiers is going to be
knighted. How to make knight of dey
has heretofore been considered rather puz-
cling, but royalty is equal to anything.
"lf whisky don't kill me, lightning
will" was the philosophical remark Of an
old "oum" when a bartender remonstrat
ed with him for his excessive indulgence
in the flowing bowl.
A big, burly specimen of the genus
tramp was before Judge Fisher yesterday,
charged with begging on the streets. For
want of sufficient evidence he was allowed
to depart alter receiving a severe repri-
mand.
There was not a meeting of the board
of trustees Yesterday morning on account
of the absence of several members. They
will meet at Posts bank this morning,
and cause the articles of incorporation to
be filed some time to-day.
J. w. Bruner rave a lawn social and
farewell reception to his friends of the
Methodist church at his residence, corner
Twentieth and House streets, last even
ing. There was a large attendance and a
fine evenings enjoyment.
As a cowboy was riding a vicious bron-
eho in Newman's corral yesterday the an
imal reared and fell. breaking its neck.
The rider was somewhat bruised, though
not seriously injured. The horse was
killed and the cowboy placed under the
treatment Of a physician.
Judge Lacey yesterday moved that the
plea of guilty made by Mccoy be with
drawn in order that he might inquire into
Soulo luSsIlOndDIt pIOCetuluRS ndu ny tDe
grand jury at the time of the murderer's
indictment. The motion was overruled
Rev. DR.. Leonard, of Dillon, Montana,
arrived in the city yesterday morning.
The divine is en- route to Akron, Ohio, to
assume the pastorate of the Baptist church
of that city. Mr.. Leonard will preach
morning and evening at the First Baptist
church here next Sunday.
Mr.. Thos. Sturgis and family will depart
for New York city in a few days. Mr..
Sturgis leaves to assume charge OF the
American Cattle Trust company. The
family will be greatly missed in social
circles, and Mr.. Sturgis presence in the
western business world will be greatly
missed.
For the quarter ending June 80, the
land Office in this city received a trihe
over $4,000 for fees, etc. During the
last three months a large number of claim
ans of all kinds have taken out final re
ceips, though homesteaders are perhaps
in the majority. The land Office is sup
posed to receive fees to the amount of
$4,000 per year, but as the above figures
evidence, this Office has taken in a great
Hnal NN~-a a. a..